El Dorado vs The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British -- France -- Fiction, France -- History -- Revolution, Sir Blakeney, Blakeney, France, British

Cover of El Dorado

El Dorado Emma Orczy · 1913 ★★★★☆ 4.1 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1919 ★★★★☆ 3.9 Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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